The #ORS2026 Annual Meeting App is live! Manage your schedule, navigate the meeting, and connect with attendees.
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Passbook to Prizes at #ORS2026
Pick up a passbook at Registration or the ORS Booth in Hall A. Visit each exhibitor to collect signatures, then drop your completed passbook in the prize drum at the ORS Booth for a chance to win! Learn more: https://www.ors.org/exhibitexperience/
🏆Meet the 2026 ISFR Podium Award Finalists!
The International Section for Fracture Repair is excited to announce the finalists for the 2026 ISFR Podium Awards at #ORS2026!
🦴⚡🔬Make sure you have these outstanding talks on your schedule! #FractureRepair #Bones #BoneResearch
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Securing a first major grant is increasingly difficult. NIH R01-equivalent awards to ESIs have fallen from 1,587 (FY2023) → 1,423 (FY2024) → 1,144 (FY2025). Advocate for junior colleagues & support institutional policies that nurture the next generation: https://bit.ly/4fwTig9
🚨 Last Chance! You now have until tomorrow, March 10 to reserve your room in the #ORS2026 Hotel Block. Lock in your stay and get ready for the meeting: bit.ly/40FOiQ5
Wear your white sneakers on Sunday, March 29 at #ORS2026.
In recognition of the @asbmr.bsky.social White Sneakers Campaign, show your support for #orthopaedic health, because stronger movement builds stronger futures. https://www.ors.org/2026annualmeeting/
We are honored to welcome Italy as the ORS 2026 Guest Nation. Attend the symposium Towards Future Orthopaedics on March 28 and a Spotlight Session with Gianluca Vadalà, MD, PhD, on March 30. Learn more and view presentations represented by Italy: https://www.ors.org/2026guestnation/
We are honored to welcome the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) as our #ORS2026 Guest Clinical Society. Join their symposium Bridging the Gaps on Mar 29, exploring military #orthopaedic challenges & solutions. Learn more: https://www.ors.org/2026guestclinicalsociety/
Join us Monday, March 30 for the #ORS2026 JOR Cocktail Reception & ERB Recognition, followed by the ORS President’s Reception and Networking After-Party. Live music, appetizers, and great connections. Separate registration required: https://www.ors.org/2026jorreception/
Join us for an Innovation Theater Session with Scintica on Sunday, March 29. Presented by Jade Marrow, PhD, learn how in vivo DXA + ex vivo μCT advance #preclinical bone research. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Nj4BPs. You can also visit Scintica at Booth #2.
Applications are now open for the ORS Young Investigator Initiative (YII), Oct 23–25, 2026. This grant mentoring & career development program supports investigators in #mskresearch in building stronger proposals to secure funding. Learn more and apply now: https://www.ors.org/bmus-yii/
⏱️ THIS Wednesday - Get Ready for #ORS2026
Attending the Annual Meeting? Don’t miss Know Before You Go Webinar on Wednesday, March 4, a special prep session to help you connect, plan, and prepare with confidence.
Register here: https://ors.memberclicks.net/kbyg26
Check out recent review, "Advancing Intervertebral Disc Biology via Omics: Implications for Nucleus Pulposus Progenitor Cell-Based Regeneration" by Anja Stirnimann, Leon Schlagenhof, Benjamin Gantenbein, & Fabian Ille: onlinelibrary.wiley....
Jack Consolini & coauthors found that multi-spectral-MRI based radiomic features can classify the qualitative diagnosis of implant loosening in patients with total hip arthroplasty: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
AIMBE is hosting a Virtual Science Communication Workshop on March 4, at 2:00 PM ET. Learn practical, low-risk strategies to communicate science online, counter misinformation, and create an ethical plan for public engagement. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4fwTig9
Last Day to Submit Your Applications ⤵️
🎨🔬 #ORS2026 Art x Science Showcase – Call for Images!
Share scientific images that capture your work and reimagine the #musculoskeletal system. Categories: AI Generated, Hand Drawn, Other Scientific Images. Submit by March 20 at 3:30 PM EST. Learn more: https://www.ors.org/artxscience/
ORS New Member Orientation Now Available!
If you’re a new member, and missed our live session, the recording is now available. Learn your membership benefits, networking and career opportunities, and more! Access the LearnORS Video Library: https://ors.memberclicks.net/vlibrary#!/
Share Your Tendon Research in 60 Seconds! ORS members, apply for the #ORS2026 @ors-tendon.bsky.social Elevator Pitch Competition happening on Sat, March 28. Apply by March 2 at 5:00 PM Central. Learn more: https://bit.ly/40ukl57
Seeking Postdocs?
Request to view the 18 applicants of the #ORS2026 Postdoctoral Fellow Match Poster Session, happening Sunday, March 29, 10:15 – 11:15 am. Explore their research interests and connect for potential opportunities. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ceHCPH
Check out the latest ORS Basic Science Tip: Treating Osteoarthritis with Bisphosphonates Using a Novel Nanoparticle in Microparticle Drug Delivery System. Available in 6 languages! Learn more and read now: https://bit.ly/3q7yRBk
Heading to #ORS2026? Book your room in the official ORS hotel block! Enjoy exclusive discounted rates at safe, convenient hotels, just steps from all the action. Reserve by Wednesday, March 4:
https://www.ors.org/2026amhotel/
Seeking Faculty? Request info for 21 applicants at the #ORS2026 Future Faculty Poster Session, Sunday, March 29, 10:15–11:15 am. Meet senior post-docs, residents, and fellows ready for faculty roles. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46Ul7fo
Get to know ORS Member, Nicholas Marion Pancheri, PhD candidate. His research advances disease-modifying therapies for osteoarthritis, from ACL injury pain to engineering inflammation-resolving treatments. Read more: https://www.ors.org/nickpancheri/
Have you started working on your abstracts yet?! 🦴🩻🧬🔬
Don’t miss your chance to present at the @isfrfractures.bsky.social 19th Biennial Meeting, May 6–8, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. Join us to advance innovation in #fracturerepair, bone regeneration & #orthopaedictrauma. Submit by April 1: https://www.ors.org/2026isfrmeeting/
Stem cell technologies are advancing new therapies in orthopaedics. The NIH is seeking public input on the continued use of 503 approved human embryonic stem cell lines in NIH-funded research. Share feedback by April 24. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4fwTig9
🚨 AIMBE calls on the scientific community to take a minute to send our new advocacy letter urging Congress to support the immediate reauthorization of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs!
Please share 👇
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Get ready for #ORS2026!
Attending the Annual Meeting? Don’t miss Know Before You Go Webinar on Wednesday, March 4, a special prep session to help you connect, plan, and prepare with confidence.
Register here: https://ors.memberclicks.net/kbyg26
🎉 Meet the Class of 2026 #ORSFellows! Recognized for leadership, expertise & impact in #musculoskeletal research, they inspire, lead, and strengthen the ORS community. They will be recognized at #ORS2026 Annual Meeting. Learn more and Register: https://www.ors.org/2026annualmeeting/
